| Marker Number |
914 |
| Atlas Number |
5187000914 |
| Marker Title |
Clear Spring Hall and Store |
| Index Entry |
Clear Spring Hall and Store |
| Address |
|
| City |
Seguin |
| County |
Guadalupe |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
590862 |
| UTM Northing |
3283400 |
| Subject Codes |
cotton; saloons; German immigrants/immigration; water topics; markets, merchantiles |
| Marker Year |
1989 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Seguin, take SH 46 approximately 8 miles. Marker is at main door of Clear Spring Restaurant. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
This area was settled by German immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s. Named for a water source later inundated by Lake Dunlap, the Clear Spring Community never evolved into a town, but remained a rural settlement. A store built at this site in the 1870s by Johann Andreas Breustedt became the commercial and social center for the surrounding area. A saloon and community hall were added to the building in later years, and the Clear Spring Gin Company located behind the store was important to the local cotton industry. 1989 |
